pass the government’s censors. The other is "Song of the New Women", which appeared at the end of the film. The song culminates in a revolutionary verser which envisions the simultaneous dissolution of class and gender divisions. It was composed by Nie Er, a famous composer who composed “many epochal songs in reflection of people’s hardship and Anti-Japanese war at his time, all of which had profound influence and extensive popularity in the whole nation.” He also wrote the melody later chosen for the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China. Under the crisis of national subjugation and the urgency of Anti Japanese salvation It fortifies the ideal image of “new women as social workers and vanguard of building a new society.” The iconic left wing movement music presented in “New Women” explains that when “national crisis is imminent, national identity and class identity become the new direction of the development of film and film music.” Reputation The year 1935 was the time when Chinese left-wing cinema was emerging and gradually developing, and as one of its important masterpieces, New Woman was also considered "a significant milestone in modern Chinese feminist cinema"[source1] and “laid the foundation for future "new women" films.” Director Cai Chusheng was thus seen as a “sign of the move to the left-wing.” Today, the film's reputation has become firmly established as one of the classic examples of 1930s Chinese film. The organizers of the 5th Asia-Pacific Triennial on Contemporary Art referred to the film, in their retrospective of Ruan Lingyu's work, as a "Masterpiece in the spirit of the May 4th tradition." As a glorious chapter that marks the beginning of Cai Chusheng's film career, the film "New Women" is a remarkable one. There are episodes and no dialogues when the film is released. It can be regarded as a transitional bridge from Chinese silent films to sound films. In the film, Ruan Lingyu's performance can also be described as powerful and sorrowful. The story is allegedly based on the talented actress Ai Xia who committed suicide under the dual pressure of survival and spirit of being the spotlight. The director Cai Chusheng was deeply affected by her death and realized that Ai Xia's life and death is of great social significance. He hoped to make a movie based on her story to educate the female population that suicide is not the solution. As a